Coffee making device



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H. B. FLOOD COFFEE MAKING DEVICE Filed Feb. 13,

Jan. 7, 1936.

Patented Jan. ',7,v 1936 UNITED 4s r-ArEs :PATENT yorpi-ICE corres mme lDEVICE Herbert Bower Flood, Cambridge, Ohio Application February 13, '1934, serial ist. 711,040 sy Claims. (o1. 21o- 162) This invention relates tocoifee making devices and more particularly to a means which can be mounted in a conventional coffee pot or percolator for the purpose of making drip coffee.

An object of this invention is to provide a coffee ground holding means which can be detachably secured to the coffee pot or percolator and which is of a size to hold the desired quantity of grounds and at the same time permits the easy pouring of coffee from the coffee pot or percolator without removing the ground holding member from the pot or percolator.

Another object of this invention is to provide a coffee ground holding means which is so con--V structed that it will readily adapt itself to coffee urns having different sized necks.

The above-and various other objects and advantages of this invention will in part be described and in part be understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:-

Figure 1 is a vertical section taken substantially through the center of a device constructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention mounted in a coee urn or percolator, which is shown in fragmentary sectional form.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary detail side elevation of the device removed from the percolator.

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the device.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line Y 4 4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral I0 designates generally a coffee urn or percolator which has a neck II and a lid I3 adapted to close the open top of the pot or body I6. This construction is conventional construction and is shown here only for the purposes of illustration.

In order to provide a means whereby the pot I0 may be adapted for use in the making of drip coffee with boiling water without submerging the coffee grounds in the boiling water, I have provided a coffee ground holding bag I2 which is of a suitable length and size so as to substantially close the open top portion of the neck I I.

The coffee holding bag I2 is formed by sewing two pieces of cloth or the like together and forming an extension I4 for a distance substantially greater than one-half the circumference of the bag, and this extension I 4 is clamped between an inner clamping member I5 and an outer clamping member I6. Securing members Il extend through the clamping members I5 and I6 and through the extension I4 so as to securely hold the bag I2 against movement relative to the attaching means comprising the two clamping members I5 and I6. The inner clamping mem- 5 ber I5 is relatively longer than the outer clampl ing member I6, having an extension I8 at each end thereof terminating in a loop or eye I 9. The loops I9 constitute means whereby the resilient clamping members I5 and I 6 may be spread apart a suiiicient distance to permit the engagement and removal of the device from the neck I I.

The extension I4 of the bag body I2 engages over the upper edge of the inner clamping member I5 and as will be noted from the drawing, the outer strap or clamping member I 6 is wider than the inner clamping member I5, so that when the lid I3 is in closed position, the outer clamping member I6 will project above the edge of the lid and act as a guard. The bag I2 between the extensions I8 is unattached or free, as at 20, and this free or unattached portion is disposed in confronting relation to the hinged portion of the lid I3 and also provides a means whereby the bag may be stretched laterally toI accommodate different sized necks in coffee pots.

As will be noted from the Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing, the bag I2 is mounted in a downwardly and forwardly inclined position with the lower portion of the bag I2 extending in the direction of the pouring spout of the percolator or urn I 0.

In the use of this device, the coffee grounds are placed on the inside of the bag I2 either before or after the bag is placed in the urn or percolator IIJ, whereupon the bag I2 is placed through the neck II in the percolator or urn I0 and the spring I5 is Aspread apart by pulling the eyes I9 outwardly so that the clamping members I5 and I6 will resiliently engage about the periphery of the neck I I with the bag I2 suspended on the inside of the percolator. The boiling water may then be poured into the bag I2 and the water will pass through the bag into the body of the percolator I after the manner of the drip coffee making devices. It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a 50 preferred embodiment of my invention and that Vvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope 0f the subjoined claims. 55

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1. A device as set forth, comprising a bag, an arcuate resilient clamping member having a length greater than a semi-circle whereby to `yie1dab1y engage about the neck portion of a percolator, an .arcuate shield member, and an extension carried by the bag disposed between the clamping member and the shie1d.

2. A means for suspending coiee within a percolator, comprising a coiee holding bag adapted to be disposed within the upper portion of the percolator, an arcuate resilient clamping member havinga length greater than a semi-circle and engageable with the exterior portion of the neck of the percolator, an extension carried by the bag and engaging said clamping member, said extension when the bag is in applied position within the percolator engaging over the upper portion of the neck of the percolator, a second arcuate member, and means for securing said extension between said arcuate members.

3. A means for suspending coffee within the upper portion of a percolator, comprising a bag adapted to be disposed within the upper portion of the percolator, an arcuate resilient clamping member provided with outturned opposite end portions and having a length greater than a semicircle whereby to yieldably and detachably engage the outer portion of the neck of the percolator, an extension integral with the bag, an arcuate shield member having a width greater than the width of said clamping member, and means for securing said extension between said clamping member and said shi'ld.

HERBERT BOWER FLOOD. 

